Product Description

This is the second, revised, edition of Professor Burrows' casebook, offering undergraduate law students the ideal way to discover and understand contract law through reading highlights from the leading cases. It has been brought up to date, incorporating extracts from a number of leading cases decided since 2007. Designed to be used in conjunction with a contract law textbook, it covers the undergraduate contract law course in a series of clearly presented and carefully-structured chapters. The author provides an expert introduction to each topic and his succinct notes and questions seek to guide students to a proper understanding of the cases. The relevant statutes are also set out along with a principled analysis of them. In addition to cross-references to further discussion in the leading textbooks, an innovative feature is the summary of leading academic articles in each chapter. The book is designed not to overwhelm students by its length but covers all aspects of the law of contract most commonly found in the undergraduate curriculum.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16958 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 823 pages

Review
This is probably the best and most straightforward text, with very good commentary and overview of further reading --Ewan McGaughey, King's College, London

An excellent book - clear and comprehensive --Solene Rowan, Queen's College, Cambridge

The cases are sublimely selected and explain the relevant points in a logical and stimulating manner. The author also encourages the reader to consider the wider context by posing thought-provoking questions after some extracts. The text is written in an accessible way allowing the reader to quickly understand the important principles of contract law... a stimulating and thought-provoking text. It combines both fantastic academic commentary and superbly selected material. It is simply one of the best contract law casebooks....it should be considered by anyone interested in contract law and should be compulsory for anyone studying or practising in this area. --The Student Law Journal

An excellent book - clear and comprehensive --Solene Rowan, Queen's College, Cambridge

The cases are sublimely selected and explain the relevant points in a logical and stimulating manner. The author also encourages the reader to consider the wider context by posing thought-provoking questions after some extracts. The text is written in an accessible way allowing the reader to quickly understand the important principles of contract law... a stimulating and thought-provoking text. It combines both fantastic academic commentary and superbly selected material. It is simply one of the best contract law casebooks....it should be considered by anyone interested in contract law and should be compulsory for anyone studying or practising in this area. --The Student Law Journal

About the Author
Andrew Burrows, MA, BCL, LLM (Harvard), QC (Hon), Barrister and Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple is the Norton Rose Professor of Commercial Law in the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of St Hugh's College. He has been a Law Commissioner for England and Wales, a lecturer at the University of Manchester and Professor at University College, London. He lectures regularly for the Judicial Studies Board, is a Recorder on the South-Eastern Circuit and a Door Tenant of Fountain Court Chambers, London.

Customer Reviews

An excellant casebook.
Whatever you do, make sure all serious law students of contract law buy this book. the cases are laid out in an easy to read format and the judgements are clearly analysed and described which is essential at this level. I am throughly enjoying doing my primarily reading for case law from this textbook.

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